Not long ago, I had the opportunity to review the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. At the time, it was one of many offerings which had support for Intel’s new-generation Core i9 and Core i7 products (formerly Skylake-X).

Aside from being the platform and chipset revision that ushered in 12-core CPUs and higher, it signified a number of key changes in how Intel develops CPUs. We saw the change from a ring bus to a mesh structure. We saw a sizeable reduction in L3 cache sizes, but an increase in L2. We got a better memory controller that allowed DRAM frequencies of 4GHz and new ways in which the CPU’s internal clock was controlled for optimum performance.

One week ago a data dump of Microsoft’s future plans for Windows 10 was revealed by Brad Sams over at Thurrott.com, and included details for transitioning over to a future where Windows 10 in S Mode only runs store apps by default, and consumers will have to make the conscious decision to switch over to the fully-fledged version of the OS just to gain access to desktop applications that aren’t available in the store. Along with this, Microsoft is making more changes to how they sell Windows 10 Home to consumers, and it’ll take some options off the table that PC enthusiasts used to enjoy before. And it’s much more confusing as a result.

And now that I have your attention, let’s talk about words instead and besides, “sex” is a word too, so I wasn’t even making it up. With the uncommon exception of things like aphasia, esoteric developmental disorders, and dubiously divine inspiration, most people use words to communicate with each other, and with the less uncommon exception of online dating messages, most people choose those words according to subtle sociocultural conventions and expectations. Because, even in the FREE SPEECH future, propriety matters. You probably wouldn’t tell granny to go suck a dick when she asks you to pass the Brussels sprouts, would you? No, because you have manners and nobody wants to talk about granny’s Tinder date at Sunday lunch, anyway. Gross.

Do you long for simpler times? Everything is so complicated now with bitcoins and blu-rays and heat-sensing holographic eyepieces.

Do you yearn for the feel of oiled metal in your hands, clanking rudely as you mow down Nazi scum like your douchebag neighbour Roger’s petunias?

After years of feeling like nobody had heard our collective cry for the antique and elegant, an indie studio called Bulkhead Interactive has taken up the mantle with Battalion 1944 – the best damn 100 bucks you’ll ever spend.

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